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Members of Congress sponsoring competing bills on resolving Puerto Rico's territorial status and its relationship to the U.S. agreed on one bill 

Darren Soto is sponsoring the legislation that is likely doomed in the Senate, as Republicans oppose statehood for Puerto Rico.

As a U.S. territory, Puerto Ricans have U.S. citizenship but are not allowed to vote in general elections; they have a congressional representative 

FILE - Power line poles and lines downed by the passing of Hurricane Maria lie on a sidewalk in San Juan, Puerto Rico on November 7, 2017.

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — (AP) — A group of Democratic congress members, including the House majority leader, on Thursday proposed a binding 

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — A group of Democratic congress members, including the

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — A group of Democratic congress members, including the House majority leader, on Thursday proposed a binding 

A group of Democratic congress members is proposing a binding plebiscite to decide whether Puerto Rico should become a state or gain some sort of 

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — A group of Democratic congress members, including the House majority leader, on Thursday proposed a binding plebiscite to 

FILE - The Puerto Rican flag flies in front of Puerto Rico's Capitol as in San Juan, Puerto Rico, July 29, 2015. A group of Democratic congress